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Live! - Tori Murphy - How to get Noticed by High End Retailers
Season 1 Episode 62
Tori Murphy trained in textiles at the Royal College of Art and established her home textiles brands in 2012. Starting with just 12 metres of fabrics…
7 years ago
Review of Make it British Live!
Season 1 Episode 61
Inspiring talks about UK manufacturing took place over the two days of Make it British Live! 2019 at The Business Design Centre, London.
In this episo…
7 years ago
Diana Kakkar, MAES London - High End Product Development in the Fashion Industry
Season 1 Episode 60
Diana Kakkar runs a high end, small batch manufacturing unit in East London. She works with some well-known fashion designers as well as start-ups, h…
7 years ago
How to Follow Up with a Manufacturer
Season 1 Episode 59
How do you follow up with a manufacturer (and have a better chance of a response)?
I get contacted by people all the time who say that manufacturers h…
7 years ago
Peter Grey, Just Elegant - How Supermarkets Have Killed the High Street
Season 1 Episode 58
Peter Grey is new business manager for Just Elegant - a garment manufacturer in Leicester.
In this episode he gives an interesting insight from a manu…
7 years ago
Follow Your Passion - Natalie Riachi, Riachi Studio
Season 1 Episode 57
Natalie Riachi has a real passion for slow fashion, and good quality luxury clothing that is well made.
She grew up in Scotland and studied knitwear i…
7 years ago
Six Month Synopsis
Season 1 Episode 56
As we celebrate 6 months of the Make it British podcast what have been your favourite episodes so far?
This episode recaps what you may have missed, a…
7 years, 1 month ago
Lance Mitchell, Mitchell Interflex - The Future of the UK Woven Textile Industry
Season 1 Episode 55
Lance Mitchell from weavers Mitchell Interflex discusses the promising future of the UK woven textile industry.
Lance’s family business was establishe…
7 years, 1 month ago
Peter Philips, Abbey England - Growing the UK Leather and Saddlery Industry
Season 1 Episode 54
In this episode I interview Peter Philips of Abbey England about his family business based in Walsall - the heart of the saddlery industry. Peter giv…
7 years, 1 month ago
Isabelle Ugochukwu, Isabella Queen - Launching and Growing a Premium British-Made Brand
Season 1 Episode 53
Starting a British-made brand is a big undertaking. Isabella Ugochukwu has done just that, and in this episode shares her advice on launching, and gr…
7 years, 1 month ago